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He’s on the radar. The rise of AEW has changed the way wrestling works as we now have another high level promotion which has wrestlers jumping from one show to another. That is something that has not been taking place for several years and it makes things that much more exciting. Now it seems that AEW has their eyes on another talented WWE star and might want to bring him in.
According to Wrestling Observer Radio, Chad Gable’s friends in AEW are hoping that he would jump over to the company because he would fit in well there. There is no word on when Gable’s WWE contract is up or if AEW has made any attempt to bring Gable in. Gable has been teaming with Otis as part of the Alpha Academy in recent weeks, with his most recent match taking place last week on SmackDown.
I can see why Gable has their attention. Check out what he can do when he is given the chance:
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Go over there? The WWE Draft is taking place this week and that means everyone is potentially going to be heading somewhere else. That has some positive and negative consequences, some of which are going to be rather noticeable. There have been wrestlers moved from one show to another and some teams have been split up. Now we may know why that was the case.
Two of the picks in this year’s WWE Draft saw WWE Champion Big E. staying on Monday Night Raw while Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods would be moved over to SmackDown. This would be the second year in a row that New Day has been split up in the Draft and comes only a few weeks after their reunion. According to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, WWE’s theory is that Woods and Kingston bring Big E. down while WWE wants to push him. The moves will not go into effect until October 22.
The team has had its moments together and apart. Check out a bit of both:
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That’s a special cameo. AEW has one of the most interesting and unique rosters in all of wrestling. That has been the case since the promotion debuted and it has been one of their strengths ever since. They have people wrestlers from various generations, all of whom have talents all their own. At some point you have to start building up the future though and that might be the case again.
Evil Uno and Stu Grayson of the Dark Order were facing the team of High Seas at Squared Circle Wrestling’s Older, Fatter, Balder event over the weekend. Late in the match, Negative One, the son of Brodie Lee, appeared and interfered in the match, including superkicking a chair into the faces of one of the Dark Order’s opponents. Negative One celebrated with the team after the match to end the show.
This was pretty cool. Check out Negative One’s appearance, plus some of his time in AEW:
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So that’s how they did it. Sometimes wrestling needs to do something special to wrap up a match. Just having someone get a regular pin or a submission might not work well enough, so maybe the best choice is to come up with something new. It can be interesting to see what happens, but it might be even better know how how the trick worked. Now we have a better idea about what WWE did recently.
The main event of last week’s WWE Extreme Rules pay per view saw Universal Champion Roman Reigns defending the title against the Fiend Finn Balor in the show’s namesake match. Balor made a comeback near the end, but the top rope broke as Balor was attempting to hit the Coup de Grace. A video has surfaced online, showing a cameraman cutting the rope, causing Balor to fall down. Reigns hit a spear to retain the title immediately thereafter.
It was a heck of a fight. Check out the clip, the match, and some other ring breaking moments:
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They just keep coming. Injuries can take place at any given time to any wrestler and it is never a good thing. Any wrestler being forced to miss time from the ring is a negative and unfortunately no one is immune to the possibility. What matters after an injury is finding out how long someone is going to be missing in action, and that is the question for two wrestlers over the weekend.
According to Fightful.com, two wrestlers were injured during Saturday’s Major League Wrestling Fightland taping. First, Nicole Savoy suffered a broken rib during her match and was stretchered out, ultimately being taken to the hospital. Later in the show, TJP suffered an undisclosed injury but was not taken to the hospital as a result. There is no word on how much time either of them will be missing. Savoy has been wrestling in Ring of Honor while TJP has been working for Impact Wrestling.
You might remember both of them. Check out the two of them in action:
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Call it a clue? AEW has changed the way the wrestling world works, as there is now another mainstream wrestling promotion offering wrestlers a place to go. It has been a long time since wrestlers have been able to go anywhere but WWE and several have been taking the opportunity. That might be the case again, and there could be a rather interesting hint included.
This week’s edition of AEW Rampage included a graphic advertising the Bobby Fish vs. Sammy Guevara match for Guevara’s TNT Title on next week’s Dynamite. The graphic included Fish wearing an official AEW shirt, suggesting that Fish may have signed with the company. This has not been confirmed, though Fish was reportedly going to be brought in for more than one appearance. Fish will be making his debut with the company during next week’s show following a release from WWE over the summer.
IMG Credit: All Elite Wrestling Fish could be a nice addition to the roster. Check out how good he would be in AEW:
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That’s never good. Injuries can take any wrestler out of the ring at any given time. Some of them are much worse than others but what matters the most is that someone is not going to be able to get into the ring for a while. No one is immune to this and unfortunately it seems that another current WWE star is missing in action at the moment due to some kind of issue.
According to Fightful Select, SmackDown’s Rey Mysterio is currently sidelined with some sort of medical issue. As a result, Mysterio was unable to wrestle at this weekend’s WWE live event, where he was scheduled to face Roman Reigns. There is no word on when Mysterio will be cleared to return to the ring. Mysterio’s most recent match took place at a live event on September 25.
Mysterio is rather good when he’s healthy. Check out what he can do in the ring:
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That doesn’t sound good. Wrestlers are rather unique people, but at the same time they do have some things that are always going to be the same. That includes the potential for getting injured, which can put someone on the shelf for any amount of time. Some injures are much worse than others, and now we have seen one wrestler put away for what seems to be a good while.
According to PWInsider.com, Nia Jax was not backstage during this week’s WWE Draft and is expected to miss a significant amount of time. There is no word on what is wrong with Jax, but she was attacked by Shayna Baszler after a match on Monday Night Raw in September. Baszler crushed Jax’s arm to write her off of television, though Jax was still drafted to Monday Night Raw this weekend.
Jax is a force when she is healthy. Check out what she can do in the ring:
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Keep it going. We are in the middle of the 2021 WWE Draft and that means we are seeing the WWE’s rosters shaken up in a huge way. There were several picks made during this week’s SmackDown and there will be even more made next week on Monday Night Raw. However, there are some other picks being made in the middle and some of them were quite big as well.
There were more Draft picks made during this week’s edition of Talking Smack. Monday Night Raw made eleven picks while SmackDown made six, though two of Monday Night Raw’s picks were tag teams. The tag team of Mace and T-Bar have been split up, with Mace going to SmackDown and T-Bar going to Monday Night Raw. Here are all of the picks made on Saturday:
Monday Night Raw
24/7 Champion Reggie
Akira Tozawa
Alpha Academy (Chad Gable & Otis)
Apollo Crews & Commander Azeez
Doudrop
Drake Maverick
John Morrison
T-Bar
Nia Jax
R-Truth
Zelina Vega
SmackDown
Toni Storm
Aliyah
Drew Gulak
Mansoor
Mustafa Ali
Mace
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They’re the ones that matter. WWE is a huge wrestling company but it doesn’t mean as much if the fans can’t see the product. That is where television is such an important asset to the company, as it makes WWE available to the masses. WWE has two major television deals with NBC Universal and FOX and we have already heard a bit more about their relationship with FOX. Now it is time for USA.
Fightful Select has released a new report that looks at WWE’s current relationship with NBC Universal and the USA Network, which has both positive and negative aspects. USA is happy with having a unique roster from FOX, as they see the Brand Split similar to how the NFL airs on different television networks. They are also happy with the way NXT 2.0 has started off, including the viewership for the first episode and Tommaso Ciampa as a familiar NXT Champion. The network is also fine with edgier content on NXT, as its other shows present similar content as well.
On the negative side, USA would like to..

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Monday Night Raw
Date: June 6, 2005
Location: Savvis Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 10,000
Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler
It’s time for the start of the Draft and that is the kind of thing that can change a lot about the company in a hurry. The first Draft pick is going to be revealed on the Highlight Reel and that could make for some interesting interactions. Other than that we have the build towards HHH vs. Batista in the Cell and it’s also the go home show for One Night Stand. Let’s get to it.
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There’s more to it than that. The WWE Draft is ongoing and that means things are getting a little more interesting throughout the company. SmackDown has already featured several moves and there will be even more next week on Monday Night Raw. There is a good chance that the latter show’s picks will get more attention, but now we know a little more about the first batch.
There are some new details about the first half of the WWE Draft. According to PWInsider.com, the wrestlers who were moved to a new show were told in advance in an effort to prevent them from being taken by surprise. While some wrestlers are changing rosters, the changes do not go into effect until October 22. In addition, according to Wrestlinginc.com, Charlotte was moved to SmackDown because FOX requested that she be put on the show. There is no word on who else might have been or will be moved due to network requests.
It was a busy night. Check out how some of the Draft went:
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